Tony Almeida’s In Trouble, Says “24’s” New Baddie!

Michael: There is a scene coming up where I have these long monologues and Jon’s character has some short responses and the writers wanted to flip it so he had the speeches. And Jon looks at the writer and says, “No, let the kid do them.” So he basically gave me my scene back. What a spirit of generosity.

PW: Why do you think you two bonded so quickly?

Michael: There was one day I was talking to someone about being a twin and he came over like, “I want to know everything! Tell me.” I had completely forgotten that Angelina [Jolie] had just given birth to twins.

PW: You’ve guest-starred on a ton of TV shows — does it affect you being able to watch those shows afterward?

Michael: I was a total TV kid but if I’m watching “Bones,” David Boreanaz is still Booth. I can totally still suspend disbelief, which is good because I’m part of the TV generation.

PW: So what was more fun for you — stealing P. Diddy’s boat on “CSI: Miami” or making out with Alyssa Milano on “Charmed?”

Michael: Oh man, making out with Alyssa, for sure! We got along famously

PW: Is it one of those things where you subtly try to mess up a take?

Michael: Oh no, Alyssa is directing you in a love scene. I asked, “How do you want to do this?” And she goes, “We’re just gunna make out.” She’s a beautiful girl and I think we had really good chemistry.

PW: So did you ask her out?

Michael: Well, she was dating this artist so I said, “when you’re done with him, give me a call” and gave her my number. A week and a half later she calls and my roommate didn’t give me the message for two weeks.

PW: Seriously? He pulled a “Notting Hill!”

Michael: Yeah, he just said, “some girl named Alyssa called.” He had no clue and to this day, I’m angry.

PW: You should track her down!

Michael: I’m tempted sometimes to go see her while she’s promoting her sports line to go buy a bunch of stuff for my nieces and ask her out again.

PW: So what can you tell “24” fans to look forward to in the coming weeks?

Michael: Well, we get into some real psychological warfare. There will be kidnapping and Jon’s men are trained in being able to tear a person apart during interrogations, it’s going to be a lot of fun!